Cat Enclosures Are An Important Part Of Your Cat’s Environment
Cat enclosures or cat cages can be numerous. They can be large, small or in between. They are also commonly called cat cage, cat runs and also an outdoor cat house.
Cat enclosures can be for indoor or outdoor usage or for a combination of these. They can be designed to accommodate 1 cat 2 cats or plenty of cats. The number and circumstances will obviously determine your approach to the choice of enclosure.
When designing or building a cat runs or enclosures it is important to take these factors and much more into consideration. Remember, after the enclosure is built it is not always easy to re adjust its size or usage parameters. Never the less, it is also possible to design and/or build an enclosure that is multipurpose – in other words it is interchangeable in dimensions and accommodation facilities.
It’s also essential to know what amount of time the cat or cats will be spending inside the cat enclosure. Especially if it is for long term use for when you are away on holidays for instance – or whether it might just be for when you are at the shops. Maybe it’s for use for overnight housing to ensure the cat or cats are not roaming the streets – for their own safety.
Having made decisions on size usage etc. it is time to give some thought to what to make the enclosure out of and what fixtures and fitting will be part of the enclosure. Certainly one critical feature will be a water bowl or water source- drinking water that’s. And depending on the length of time that the cats are typically in the enclosure a food bowl or food source might also be important.
Now how sturdy does the enclosure have to be. When it is a full blown enclosure connected to the house then something such as 50mm by 50mm weld mesh could be the solution. Give some thought to the whereabouts of gates or entrance with these enclosures or any enclosures for that matter.
As you can see there is a bit of thought that needs to be given before making a decision on building an outdoor cat house. Never the less, the design is really only restricted to your own imagination.
